January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

''Pilot,'' a three-year-old Grand Champion Chow Chow waits to go into the ring at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. Pilot was bred in China and is owned by Matthew Fan. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Mariana Gonzales shows Doberman Pinscher ''Moxie'' (left), while Kaitlyn Price shows Golden Retriever ''Vegas'' in the open senior competition at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Competitors (left to right) Matthew Mueller, 9, with Pug ''Gibs'', Jeannette Mueller, 11, with Flat-coated Retriever ''Journey'' and Cassidy Furlong, 16, with a Border Terrier named ''Rush'' wait to compete in the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Breeder and handler Carrie Bono sets English Cocker Spaniel ''Rusty'' as he competes in the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

''Montana Twins Cattle Kate'', a two-year-old Pekingese (left) and handler Rosie Hammond, 10, of Butte, Montana wait to enter the ring at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Handler Dolores Dills holds dogs for another competitor while they are in the ring during the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

The top three winners from the open junior class, including Jeannette Mueller, 11, with Flat-coated Retriever ''Journey'' (left) line up after competing in the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff /...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Competitor Matthew Mueller, 9, of La Center, WA, lifts Pug ''Gibs'', from a table as he shows the dog in the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Rosie Hammond, 10, of Butte, Montana gets instructions from judge Elizabeth Jordan-Nels during competition at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

''Montana Twins Cattle Kate'', a two-year-old Pekingese waits to enter the ring at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Groomer and caretaker Rei Hagiwara prepares Pilot, a three-year-old Grand Champion Chow Chow for competition at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. Pilot was bred in China and is owned by Matthew Fan. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Cheryl McDermott of Ethel, WA (left) pushes the crates of her Cirneco Dell'Etnas as 15-month-old Cameron Kerridge rides atop, supported by Cameron's mother and the dog's handler Emily Kerridge at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000...

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

''Madonna'', a Lhasa Apso owned by Tia McLaughlin of Puyallup is groomed at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Young Choi of Seattle (center) waits with Standard Poodles ''Aaron'' (left) and ''Paris'' at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The dogs are owned by Debra Ferguson. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Patrick De La Grange of Lake Oswego (left) looks on as Great Dane ''Fabian'' gives his owner Cynthia Neet of Fallbrook, CA a little affection at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event....

January 16, 2015, 3:50PM

Great Dane ''Fabian'' stands up to give his owner Cynthia Neet of Fallbrook, CA a little affection at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:46PM

Border Collies compete at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian

January 16, 2015, 3:46PM

Border Collies compete at the Rose City Classic Dog Show in Portland, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Portland Expo Center. The show runs through Sunday and features 175 breeds of dog, with about 3,000 dogs in the event. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / The Oregonian